BOOKER LEADS BELL

The same poll shows U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) leading Republican challenger Jeff Bell by only 10 percentage points in his re-election campaign.

PRIETO'S CONSULTING JOB

State Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, a code inspector who holds three public jobs, has begun consulting for private clients — including a Camden County-based firm whose owner is a major donor to South Jersey Democrats, The Star-Ledger learned.

IN OTHER NEWS ...

• Somerset Hills School — a private, taxpayer-funded school for students with disabilities — and a related treatment center have filed for bankruptcy protection in order to trim more than $3 million in debt.